The Prosecutor General of the Russian Federation demanded the inclusion of cryptocurrencies in criminal legislation – Bits Media

Prosecutor General of the Russian Federation Igor Krasnov believes, that the time has come to consider digital assets as the subject of a possible criminal attack.

Speaking at a hearing in the Federation Council, the Prosecutor General called for amendments to the legislation and start using measures regarding cryptocurrencies, applied to property or bank accounts:

“The dynamics of crimes committed using virtual assets is growing. In my opinion, their inclusion in criminal and criminal procedural legislation is required in terms of the possibility of recognition as the subject of attacks and the imposition of restrictive measures on digital currencies.”.

Igor Krasnov reported, what is according to the results 2021 one can say: the increase in the number of cases of fraud and other crimes using IT technologies has decreased.

“At the same time, new dangerous criminal schemes arise almost every month.. Lately we have been seeing mass calls and mailings to citizens in order to sow panic., destabilize the situation in the country", — the Prosecutor General of the Russian Federation complained.

Recall, what in 2021 year, Igor Krasnov called for accelerating the development of regulation of digital assets to enforce the rule on confiscation of cryptocurrencies. He claimed, that judicial practice in criminal offenses is moving towards recognizing digital currency as property. It means, that cryptocurrency can be considered a bribe. According to the Prosecutor General, it is necessary to include the concepts of cryptocurrencies and other digital assets in the Criminal Code by introducing relevant provisions into the law on crypto regulation.
Last year, Russian President Vladimir Putin instructed the Prosecutor General's Office and Rosfinmonitoring to take measures to prevent illegal international transactions with digital financial assets. At the same time, already in early April, law enforcement agencies of the Russian Federation reported, that during an investigation into the activities of hackers, a flash drive with 19.9 bitcoins totaling more than $900 000.